W1 Learning Area
Quarter
SCIENCE
THIRD
Grade Level
Date
9
I. LESSON TITLE Constellation
II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING Show which constellation may be observed at different time of the year using models. (S9ES-
COMPETENCIES (MELCs) IIIj-3S)
III. CONTENT/CORE CONTENT
IV. LEARNING Suggested
Learning Activities
PHASES Timeframe
A. Introduction This module, you will learn about the characteristics of stars. You will also learn
Panimula about the patterns that form from groups of stars. These patterns in the night sky appear to
move in the course of the night because of Earth’s rotation. Different star patterns are
seen at different times of the year because of the Earth’s movement around the Sun.
LEARNING TASK# 1: Directions: Arrange the following jumbled letters to reveal the hidden
message write your answer in one whole sheet of paper.
1. ONSTECALLSONTI 6. MEDAANDRO
2. SSRAT 7. TIONOVLUER
3. GELRI 8. LASIROP
4. BEGESEULET 9. PERARESMETUT
5. NUS 10. SAUR RONMI
B. Development LEARNING TASK# 2: Directions: Read the article below and answer the questions that follow.
Pagpapaunlad
Stars are huge balls of burning gases, most of which are made of hydrogen. As the
hydrogen gas in a star is squeezed due to gravity, it produces huge amounts of energy, which
make it glow. The characteristics of stars are size, temperature, brightness, and color. The
color of a star is determined by its temperature. Red stars are cooler in temperature, blue stars
are hottest, and other stars like ours (which is yellow) are an in-between temperature. Stars are
really far away from Earth. With a strong telescope, we can see stars that are millions of light
years away. A light year is how far light can travel in one year. Since light travels at 186,000
miles per second, it takes 8 minutes for light from the sun to reach the Earth. The next closest
star to Earth is Proxima Centauri, which is a little over 4 light years away from Earth. That is
250,000 times farther away than the sun. The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius, located
500,000 times further away than the sun. Sirius is also 20 times brighter than the sun, which is
why it is so easy to see at night.
1. What are stars?
2. What are the characteristics of stars?
3. What is the next closest star to the Earth?
4. What is the brightest star in the night sky?
5. How stars glow?
LEARNING TASK# 3: Directions: Analyze the table below about star types and their
temperature and answer the questions that follow write your answer in one whole sheet of
paper.
TYPE COLOR TEMPERATURE (in K)
O Bluish 30,000-80,000
B Bluish 10,000-30,000
A Bluish 7,500-10,000
F White 6,000-7,500
G Yellow 5,000-6,000
K Red Orange 3,500-5,000
M Reddish 2,000-3,500
1. Which star has the lowest temperature?
2. What type of star has the highest temperature?
3. What color of the star has the highest temperature?
4. Between Type B star and Type K star which star has the highest temperature?
5. What type and color of star has a temperature of 7,500 K?
6. What type and color of star has a temperature of 2,300 K?
7. What type of star has a bluish color?
8. What type of star has white color and the surface temperature is 6,000 to 7,500 K?
9. In what type and color do our sun belongs
10. What is the relationship between color and temperature of a star?
C. Engagement LEARNING TASK# 4: Directions: Read the article below and answer the questions that follow.
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A constellation is a group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture like Orion the
Great Hunter, Leo the Lion, or Taurus the Bull. Constellations are easily recognizable patterns
that help people orient themselves using the night sky. There are 88 “official” constellations.
People near the North Pole can see the constellation that are to the north of Earth in
space. People near the south pole can see the constellation that are to the south. People who
live in between can see some of both, depending on how close they are to the equator. But
Earth doesn’t still. As it orbits the sun, the constellation that are visible change throughout the
year. Some seasonal constellation (the constellations that are visible in the night sky in the
evening change from season to season) disappears from view, while others become visible.
On a summer night, people in a certain location on Earth face one
direction in space. On a winter night, those same people face the
opposite direction. Since they are looking at a different part of
space, the constellation they see are different.
The little dipper is a constellation directly north of Earth’s axis. Because
of its position, people in the Northern Hemisphere can see the Little Dipper throughout the
year. The dipper appears to move in a circle around the sky as earth orbits the Sun, so it is a
circumpolar constellation (are constellation that never set below the horizon when seen from a
particular location on Earth). People in the Southern hemisphere cannot see the Little Dipper.
But they have a few circumpolar constellations of their own.
1. What is seasonal constellation?
2. What is a circumpolar constellation?
3. Why are some constellations only visible during a certain season?
4. Why is the Little Dipper only visible in the Northern Hemisphere?
LEARNING TASK# 5: Read the tables and then use the information to answer the questions.
CONSTELLATION VISIBLE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
CONSTELLATION VISIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
1. When and where is Taurus visible?
2. Is Taurus a seasonal or circumpolar constellation? How can you tell?
3. When and where is the Southern Cross is visible?
4. Is the Southern Cross a seasonal or circumpolar constellation? How can you tell?
5. Which circumpolar constellation is visible in the northern hemisphere?
D. Assimilation LEARNING TASK# 6: Directions: In one whole sheet of paper or short bond paper draw the
Paglalapat following constellations make your drawing/illustration’s creative.
URSA MINOR
URSA MAJOR
GEMINI Canis Major
Orion Andromeda
Leo
Cassiopeia Lyra
Cygnus Leo
CONSTELLATION DICTIONARY
Name of Constellation Description
Ursa Minor The little bear or the Little dipper
Found in the northern sky, year-round
Ursa Major The big bear or the big dipper
Found in the northern sky, year-round
Gemini The twins
Found in the southern sky in the winter
Canis major The big dog
Found in the southern sky in the winter
Taurus The bull
Found in the southern sky in the winter
Orion The great hunter
Indicates that the cold season is coming.
Found in the southern sky in the winter
Virgo The maiden
Found in the southern sky in the spring
Leo The lion
Found in the southern sky in the spring
Andromeda The princess
Found in the southern sky in the fall
Bootes The herdsman
Found in the southern sky in the spring
Perseus The hero
Found in the southern sky in the fall
Cepheus The king
Found in the southern sky in the fall
Cygnus The swan or the Northern cross
Cassiopeia The queen
Found in the southern sky in the fall
Aquila The eagle
Found in the southern sky in summer
Lyra The harp
Found in the southern sky in summer
Scorpius The scorpion
Found in the southern sky in the summer
Sagittarius The centaur or the Teapot
Found in the southern sky in the summer
TRIVIA TIME: Polaris is the brightest star in Ursa Minor. Polaris is the only star in the night sky
that appears to remain stationary. Polaris has been aligned above the north celestial pole for
around 2,000 years. Polaris also helps sailors to navigate at the sea.
Stars and Constellations Used by Matigsalug Monobo of Bukidnon in Relation to their
Agriculture
V. ASSESSMENT
Directions: Read the following questions and choose your answer from the box below write
your answer in one whole sheet of paper.
88 Orion Seasonal constellation Light year
bluish Stars Proxima Centauri Constellation
Cygnus Type F Polaris Gibbang
Sirius Balatik Red Bootes
Cepheus Andromeda Type M Circumpolar constellation
1. It refers to huge balls of burning gases and the most widely recognized astronomical
objects.
2. It refers to the only star in the night sky that appears to remain stationary
3. Also known as the king and found in the southern sky in the fall.
4. It refers to the constellations that are visible in the night sky in the evening change
from season to season.
5. What do you call the group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture?
6. What colors are the hottest star?
7. It refers to the distance that light can travel in one year.
8. What constellation indicates that the cold season is coming?
9. It refers to the constellation that never set below the horizon when seen from a
particular location on Earth.
10. What constellation represents the swan or the northern cross?
11. What is the next closest star to Earth?
12. What is the brightest star in the night sky?
13. What local constellation signifies rich harvest?
14. What colors are the warmest star?
15. What type of star has white color and the surface temperature is 6,000 to 7,500 K?
16. What local constellation signifies rich start of planting and setting of traps?
17. What constellation represents the “princess” and found in the southern sky in the fall?
18. According to International Astronomical Union (IAU) how many recognized
constellations we have?
19. What constellation represents the herdsman and found in the southern sky in the
spring?
20. What type of star has a temperature of 2,300 K?
VI. REFLECTION Write your personal insight about the lesson using the prompts below.
I understand that______________________________.
I realize that__________________________________.
I need to learn more about ______________________.
